Notes & quotes: Midland College didn’t have to play a game on Thursday to take back sole possession of first place by a 1/2 game in the WJCAC standings as Odessa College lost at South Plains. ...With the conference title on the line, this is a big week for the Lady Chaparrals. ... Tonight is the final home game of the season and the final home game for sophomores Achiri Ade, Darnetta Jackson and Meghan Braeuer. ... Clarendon comes in after a hard-fought loss to New Mexico JC on Thursday. ... Because Clarendon lacks in overall size, MC coach Ron Jones said the Lady Bulldogs provide a different challenge for his team. “Because of the style they play, it’s really hard to prepare for,” Jones said. They completely spread the floor, shoot a lot of threes and they don’t run what I call a normal offense. Defensively, they do some unorthodox things as they run press full court but also leave some people back and force you to take some long-range and mid-range jump shots. We have to make it as challenging as we can for their shooters and be patient on offense to get a better shot.” ... Brandi Leal, a 5-foot-5 freshman G, leads the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 14.3 ppg, while 5-6 sophomore G Cory Minjarez adds 11.5 ppg. ... MC defeated Clarendon 102-77 in Clarendon on Jan. 28.

Notes & quotes: Midland College needs to keep on winning to get into the postseason. Because of conference power points, if MC wins both of its games this week it qualifies for next week’s Region V Tournament in Lubbock. ...The Chaparrals are coming off a blowout victory over New Mexico Military Institute on Thursday for their third consecutive win. Five Chaparrals were in double-figure scoring, led by Corey Hilliard with 22 points, Justin Coleman had 17, Gary Akbar 16, Brandon Lucas 13, and Ede Egharevba added 11. Aly Ahmed chipped in with 11 rebounds and nine points. ... Some of the things MC coach Chris Craig wants to see his team improve on is learning how to take care of the ball while playing solid, smart defense for 40 minutes. He said MC did it in spurts on Thursday. “Anybody can do good things in spurts but if we’re trying to have a special ending to the year, we can’t do anything in spurts,” Craig said. ... MC defeated Clarendon in a hard-fought 76-71 victory on the road on Jan. 28. ... Craig said the Bulldogs are a tough matchup for his team as they run an up-tempo offense and press a lot on defense. “I’m sure Clarendon felt like they should have won the game at their place the last meeting,” he said. “Coach (Tony) Starnes has done a an unbelievable job with that team. We know it’s going to be a tough game for us.” ... Four Bulldogs average in double figures, led by 6-foot-3 sophomore G Keon Littleton with 15.8 ppg, 6-3 sophomore G Jerard Graham averages 11.7 ppg and both 6-3 freshman PG Julius Foster and 6-2 freshman G Hershell Grant average a little more than 10 ppg. ... This is the final home game of the year for the Chaparrals.